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Can I be going into labor, and not know it?

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I have a fear that I will go into labor without my water breaking, and I post pone going to the hospital. Can I go into labor without knowing it is reall labor? Also would this effect my baby if I did wait to late to go to the hospital?

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most people's water don't break till later in labor, you'll know when your in labor and most places tell you to stay at home till it's unbearable. you'll be in lots of pain, you'll know when your in labor.

I had just turned 36 weeks pregnant (just starting 9 months) when the eventhing before I did not feel well. I went to sleep and woke up at 2:00 being restless and was up for an hour. I ate a snack, watched tv and an hour later I went bac to sleep only to wake up at 4:00am with the urge to go to the bathroom. When I got up to go I had to rush to the bathroom because I thought I was going to explode. I had just sat down when literally I exploded (lol). I gushed water like I was a geyser and when I looked down the toliet was tinged red with blood. I still could feel the baby, so I went and woke my husband and told him we needed to go to the hopital. I felt nothing. No contractions; nothing! When I got to the hospital and they did an exam they found I was 3.5 cent. dilated and I was having contractions every 3-4 minutes. They asked me did I know? I said NO! They were not sure my water broke so they stop my contractions, and I was induced at 2:30 that day to go into labor. Crazy exper.

My daughter's head was so far down, the fluid was blocked from coming out. It was the contractions that clued me in. This is why timing (and sometimes severity, though not always) is important. I waited about an hour and a half before I woke up my ride to let her know I was in labour, because by then the contractions were close together and not ceasing (definitely not B.H.).

dont wait for your water to break im pregnant with my third none of my other babys had the water break somtimes you dont have pain with my second baby i had no pain at all the only reason i got epidural at 7 centimeters was i didnt want to feel pain of the baby coming out some times pain will start after doc breaks water

im 36 weeks pregnant three days ago i went to hospitol having contrations in my back and hips they stoped my labor with a shot and sent me hm i was 50% and 2 centimeters baby was -2 station three days later im having contrations again pretty sure my mucus plug just dropped it was green with light brown tent how long is it going to be til i go in to labor

yes!! when I was pregnant with my first (a girl) I had no idea I was actually in labor. I went to bed feeling crampy and woke up the next day feeling like I had period cramps..just a little worse then I remembered. I remember eating like crazy and wanting to clean everything in sight that day. I ignored my pain because it just felt like menstrual cramps. Later that night I went to party my mom was having for my birthday and I was sooo hot and started to feel sick. Finally my husband and I went home. Around 1:30 am I felt like the pain had gone from 10 to 40...My husband tried to get me to eat and it came right up..I had a fever. I went to the bathroom and wiped and there was this bloody show. I was scared I didn't know what it ment! Luckly by that time my mother in law was there and she said it was time to go to the hospital. When I finally got to the hospital they checked to see how dilated I was so I could get some pain meds.It was too late.I was 10 cm and it was time to push.

I was 38 wks. and didnt know I was in labor, I was on my computer when for some reason I looked at my stomach and saw it getting really hard. I have 2 other children and knew I was having contractions. I started timing them and they were 2 minutes apart & couldnt feel them. When I got to the hospital I was dialated to 8 and almost ready to deliver so yes its possible cause I didnt even know I was in labor.

I have 5 kids and each and every one of them were different. With my 1st I was induced. With my 2nd I didnt know I was in labor in fact the only reason I went into the hospital is because I have seizures and was so sick I couldn't keep my meds down. My dr wanted me to go in to get my meds by iv. In that whenever you go in the always check you and when they did I was already 7cm. I did not have any contractions until they gave me pit because after an hour nothing had changed. 15 min after they gave me pit I went from 7 to the baby out, in fact it went so fast my son came out there was no one there except my husband. The nurse had left the room to get the other nurse and to page the dr. With my 5th child my water leaked a little tiny pit from 9pm till 4am and then there was a gush. When this happened all of my contractions stopped and they once again had to give me pit and like before 15min later she came out this time the nurse was there but once again no dr at all Each one is different

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